Grave-vault.



No. 755,866. PATENTED MAR. 29, 1904.

' J. W. FREEMAN.

GRAVE' VAULT.

APPLICATION IILED DBO..30, 1903. N0 MODEL. f

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UNITED STATES Patented March 99, 1904.

JOSEPH WILLIAM FREEMAN, OF MANCHESTER, OHIO.

GRAVE-vnu LT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 755,866, dated March29, 1904.

Application iiled December 30, 1903. Serial No. 187,197. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH WILLIAM FREE- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Manchester, in the county of Adams and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grave-Vaults;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to' the ligures of reference markedthereon, which form a partof this specification.

My invention relates to grave-vaults, and has for its object a vaultwhich shall be simple and durable inconstruction, inexpensive tomanufacture, and which will afford complete protection to the casketagainst moisture and molestation.

With this object in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a longitudinal section, andFig. 2 is a crosssection. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the platform forsupporting the coflin.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the vault is indicated at 5. Itis constructed of a suitable plastic material, which is molded over awooden box 6. This box may be the usual rough box, which thus forms aconvenient core for shaping the vault. The box is not removed, but formsa part of the vault, and is provided with means for supporting acasket-platform, to be hereinafter described. The vault is open at thebottom to receive the casket 7,.which is supported on a platform 8. Thisplatform is supported in the vault above the bottom thereof, so that thecasket will be fully protected against moisture. Springarms 9 aresecured to the sides of the platform and enter notches l0 in the wallsof the vault,

on the inside thereof, to support the platform therein. The notches arelocated a suitable distance above the bottom of the vault for thepurpose above set forth. The arms 9 project normally outwardly from thesides of the platform, so that when it is placed in the vault theyspring into the notches, and as the sides of the platform t closelyagainst the adjacent walls of the vault the arms cannot be manipulatedto disturb the platform and the casket thereon.

The vault is a portable structure and will be made in various sizes andsold complete and ready for use. By using the rough box as a palr of thevault it can be cheaply made and so In use the vault, coiin, andplatform will be transported to the cemetery. lThe cofin is placed onthe platform, which will be elevated far enough so that when the vaultis placed over it the spring-arms will slip into the notches. The vault,with the coffin inside thereof, is then lowered into the grave andcovered, as usual. Having thus described my invention, what is claimedas new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. A portable grave-vault comprising abox having a coating of plasticmaterialen the outside and an opening in the bottom, and acasket-supporting platform in the vault above the bottom thereof.

2. A portable grave-vault having an opening in the bottom and notches onthe inside, in combination with a casket-supporting platform thereinhaving spring-arms extending into said notches to support the platform.

In testimony whereofI afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH WILLIAM FREEMAN.

Witnesses:

C. W. LONG., O. F. ELLIS.

